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Motivated by this thread just ordered a Flexcut detail knife on amazon. £12.78 delivered. Out for a walk tomorrow to collect wood.
 
Great work Stu, thats come out real nice. Tempted to have a go myself now, been meaning to for ages
 
Heres my first attempt, whittled with my new Alan Wood slim Bushcrafter. More pics of the knife HERE

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is there a specific guideline for this wood spirit malarki??

does he have to be an old fella with a beard?

where would i find an example of his origins?

or is he just anything that comes from mind to hand when you start?..

i think i already put this on another thread but i suppose its more apt on this one, i was basically hacking away and he began to appear.

i suppose he a spirit of sorts,,...if your from the American North West :-)



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It's Homer!!! :)

is there a specific guideline for this wood spirit malarki??

does he have to be an old fella with a beard?

where would i find an example of his origins?

or is he just anything that comes from mind to hand when you start?..

i think i already put this on another thread but i suppose its more apt on this one, i was basically hacking away and he began to appear.

i suppose he a spirit of sorts,,...if your from the American North West :-)



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DOH!!

hahahaha , i can take the critique, *sniff*

my 1st attempt ridiculed publicly !! *sniff*

i'll be off now to cry into my pillow,...hahaha
 
Hey it wasn't criticism!
And in any case, it's far better than I or most on the forum could do. - Nice one!


i,m fine man, i,m just playing,..

thinking about painting him yellow now tho and making a "Marge" to keep him company.lmao...
 
great to see some other folks efforts. top work.
if anyone's got any links to good tutorials for other projects please share.

cheers

stuart
 
Uh ohhhh, Stu, please don't take my comment about beardy old men carved into a staff too literally. I hadn't seen this thread until just now and saw your gorgeous bit of whittlin'. Most impressive, as are the other pictures shown.

I still feel like I have my foot firmly in my mouth and hope that you don't take my own carving a woodspirit thread as arrogance. Those bearded spirits are great, just not for my staff twas all.
 
Uh ohhhh, Stu, please don't take my comment about beardy old men carved into a staff too literally. I hadn't seen this thread until just now and saw your gorgeous bit of whittlin'. Most impressive, as are the other pictures shown.

I still feel like I have my foot firmly in my mouth and hope that you don't take my own carving a woodspirit thread as arrogance. Those bearded spirits are great, just not for my staff twas all.

no offence taken at all mate, it's not me you should be worried about though, it's all the beardy incontent old men on here that i'd worry about more! :pokenest:

cheers

stuart
 

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